Sydney, Oct 20 (ANI): A woman has filed a lawsuit against computer giant IBM, alleging that her senior manager harassed and bullied her throughout, asking her to "get her breasts out" to get sales.
Susan Spiteri worked in Melbourne as a senior sales executive where her boss was allegedly involved in inappropriate touching, remarks, threats intimidation and unreasonable demands.
Spiteri claimed that in one incident the manager also referred to her as "f---ing Spiteri" and called her repeatedly out of hours.
Spiteri also alleged that when she reported the matter to IBM's human resources department, it paid no heed to her.
She worked for the company for about 10 years and has not worked since November 2009.
"I'm mentally and physically sick from the experience. I'm drained. It's cost me a lot of money too," the Sydney Morning Herald quoted her as saying in a statement issued by her lawyers.
"I'm out of pocket every week for doctors, specialists and medication."
She said that she resorted to taking a legal action to seek compensation for whatever she has gone through and for loss of income.
"The bullying affects everything, including my relationships with my family and friend." she said.
"I still feel like a failure because that's how they made me feel. It just shouldn't be that way."
Maurice Blackburn employment special counsel Siobhan Keating, who is representing Spiteri, said in the statement that while IBM had a detailed policy that committed it to a workplace free from harassment, it failed to act in this instance.
An IBM spokeswoman said the company did not tolerate any type of harassment and it would strongly defend itself in court.
She asserted that Spiteri continued to receive compensation and support from IBM.
"The person against whom the harassment allegations were made left IBM two years ago," she said. (ANI)
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